Folks, children are dying. Come on. We can do better than this. As humans, we must do better than this and I’m confident that we will do better than this. You see, Charlotte was diagnosed when she was three months old with a very, very rare and violent form of epilepsy known as Dravet Syndrome. Charlotte will experience a very high number of what we call tonic-clonic or grand mal seizures about one every 20 to 25 minutes, guys and these seizures will last anywhere from 15 to 25 minutes, so in essence, Charlotte’s life is spent in a seizure and catatonic state. Twice Charlotte’s mother, Paige, has had to bring her back to life using CPR. At any given time Charlotte will be on seven daily different pharmaceutical seizure medications, none of which control her seizures. When Charlotte was five years old her seizures had reached their worst and her medical team had told the Figi family things like, “Start making preparations for her death. She’s probably not going to wake up from this.” The Figi’s reluctantly signed a do not resuscitate order for Charlotte around this time and she was sent home with a fitted chair, a feeding tube in her belly as she had lost all of her life skills, and the family to say their goodbyes. See, Charlotte’s an explorer and for good reason that we’re going to get into here a little bit later. She also happens to be one of the most frequent cannabis users that I know. There it is. There’s the word, cannabis. It incites all kinds of things to different people. To some people it’s the Devil’s weed, right? To others it’s just pseudo medical excuse to get high, and yet others find true medicinal benefit with it. But, at the end of the day, what are we talking about here? We’re just talking about a plant. Okay, this is a plant that grows anywhere from three to eight feet tall, typically. About every seven to 10 week’s it’ll produce a flower or a bud, as you know it. But that’s it, just a plant. It even grows on six continents, but it’s a plant that Charlotte Figi uses a lot of to control her grand mal seizures and in no uncertain terms, Charlotte’s life depends on this plant. Oxford High SchoolPelham High SchoolOxford High School FocusAlabama High School Mountain BikingMunford High SchoolSatsuma High SchoolUAB School of NursingChelsea High School (Chelsea, Alabama)Alabama School of Math and Science (Official)Montgomery Alabama Public Schools - Official SiteHazel Green High School - Students & GraduatesOxford High SchoolMiami-Dade Schools PoliceHOOVER CITY SCHOOLSDecatur City Schools, Decatur, AlabamaPiedmont High SchoolWalker High School, Jasper, Alabama - Home of the VikingsDecatur High School (Alabama)Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of NursingTheodore High SchoolPrattville High SchoolOpelika City SchoolsGuntersville High SchoolLauderdale County Schools, AlabamaRandolph SchoolClarke County High School (Alabama)Helena MIddle School (Alabama)Russellville High SchoolIndian Springs SchoolHenrico County Public SchoolsHenrico County Public SchoolsNew Hope High School (New Hope, Alabama)Plainview SchoolWoodlawn High School (Birmingham, Alabama)Daphne Middle SchoolAlabama Independent School AssociationAnniston High School BandCleburne County High SchoolAU School of Communication and JournalismPinson Valley High SchoolWalter Wellborn High SchoolSamford Ida V. Moffett School of NursingAuburn University School of NursingPinson Valley High SchoolUAB School of Nursing Honors in Nursing ProgramUniversity of Miami School of Nursing and Health StudiesWest Jefferson Hills School DistrictRound Rock Christian Church Vacation Bible SchoolEtowah County SchoolsUAB School of MedicineGadsden City SchoolsUAB School of Public HealthAlabama School ConnectionAthens Bible SchoolCullman County SchoolsEnterprise City SchoolsUAB School of Health Professions https://youtube/watch?v=ciQ4ErmhO7g
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